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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
I enjoy helping people and seeing an individual students' confidence and belief in themselves grow. I feel that this is the most rewarding aspect of tutoring. I also wish to end the stigma that maths is boring, though helping students understand and work through problems. The progress and growth is so inspiring and I love to help where I can.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I believe that I am an excellent listener and have the ability to communicate effectively with others. This allows me to comprehend what each student needs and as a result how I can best help them. I also understand individuality, in that not all teaching techniques work for all students .Maths has always been a passion of mine and I wish to instil this love of numbers and learning onto my students.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
In my opinion, a tutor is someone whose aim is to help a student in all the ways they can. They not only provide academic support through tutorials, guide practices questions and reviews but also possibly even more importantly, give the student the confidence to believe in themselves. This is done through nurturing a safe and judgement free environment where the student can make mistakes and grow and improve in the process. Overall I believe that growth and confidence are the most important things.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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About Alana
Passionate Maths Enthusiast
Alana is a dedicated and passionate maths enthusiast who achieved an impressive ATAR of 87.05, including a stellar 94 in Standard Mathematics. Her strong academic background demonstrates her deep understanding of mathematical concepts and her ability to excel under pressure. Alana''s critical thinking and problem-solving skills make her well-equipped to help students navigate their own mathematical challenges.
Experienced Educator with a Personal Touch
With experience as a dance teacher, Alana has honed her skills in lesson planning, student engagement, and effective communication with both students and parents. She brings a unique blend of patience and creativity to her tutoring sessions, ensuring that each student receives personalised attention tailored to their learning style. Her background in education showcases her ability to create a supportive and motivating learning environment.
Committed to Student Success
Alana is committed to helping students achieve their academic goals through focused guidance and encouragement. Her organisational skills, attention to detail, and initiative ensure that she can provide high-quality tutoring services that cater to individual needs. As she begins university next year, Alana is eager to share her knowledge and passion for maths with students, fostering their confidence and academic growth along the way.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Today we focused on finding the area of shapes. Leila was able to answer questions on area well today when given a formula sheet. She struggled more without the ...
Today we focused on finding the area of shapes. Leila was able to answer questions on area well today when given a formula sheet. She struggled more without the sheet.
Leila needs improvement in learning and memorising the formulas for finding the areas of a rhombus and, trapezium.
Today, we moved on to finding the area and perimeter of composite shapes. Leila successfully understood the concept of a composite shape and was able to answer the ...
Today, we moved on to finding the area and perimeter of composite shapes. Leila successfully understood the concept of a composite shape and was able to answer the given work.
Leila, however, needs further work on drawing composite shapes from more complex questions/explanations. I feel as though there are sometimes quicker, easier ways to break up the shapes; however, she still answers them correctly. The more efficient methods will come with time.
Leila was able to confidently identify like terms and group them together. She was able to answer all the given questions for the lesson.
Leila was able to confidently identify like terms and group them together. She was able to answer all the given questions for the lesson.
Occasionally, Leila would need reassurance on whether or not to take the negative, but after a quick reminder, she was able to continue. We will see if she gets stuck here again in future.
Leila was able to work confidently with single-variable expressions and multiply coefficients to answer questions. She knew through prior knowledge how to multiply ...
Leila was able to work confidently with single-variable expressions and multiply coefficients to answer questions. She knew through prior knowledge how to multiply and divide simple algebraic expressions.
She originally, however, got a bit stuck with the division of expressions. Once I explained to her that we can flip from a fraction to written out with a division symbol in a line, depending on which is easier to answer the question, she was able to breeze through the worksheet.